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Reviewing social media use by clinicians: Table 1
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Adoption studies of social media use by clinicians were systematically reviewed, up to July 26th, 2011, to determine the extent of adoption and highlight trends in institutional responses. This search led to 370 articles, of which 50 were selected for review, including 15 adoption surveys. The definition of social media is evolving rapidly; the authors define it broadly to include social networks and group-curated reference sites such as Wikipedia. Facebook accounts are very common among health science students (64-96%) and less so for professional clinicians (13-47%). Adoption rates have increased sharply in the past 4 years. Wikipedia is widely used as a reference tool. Attempts at incorporating social media into clinical training have met with mixed success. Posting of unprofessional content and breaches of patient confidentiality, especially by students, are not uncommon and have prompted calls for social media guidelines.
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Metadata
- Authors
- von Muhlen, M., & Ohno-Machado, L.
- Venue
- Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2012-09
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 777-781
- ISSN
- 1067-5027 (ISSN-L)
- 1527-974X
- PMC
- PMC3422846
- OpenAlex
- W2140815329
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- FWCI
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- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- University of California, San Diego
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U54HL108460)
- Fogarty International Center (R24TW008805)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Social Media in Health Education
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Education › Innovations in Medical Education
- Keywords
- social media use, clinicians, technology adoption, health sciences students, Facebook, Wikipedia, clinical teaching, professional conduct, patient confidentiality, social media policy, institutional policy
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Confidentiality, Diffusion of Innovation, Education, Professional, Humans, Physician-Patient Relations, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Students, Medical, Students, Pharmacy, Internet, Professional Misconduct, Social Media
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